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zygoneure

/ˈzaɪɡənjʊə(ɹ)/

zygoneure noun: a neuron that connects to other nerve cells.

Noun

zygoneure (plural zygoneures)

  1. (obsolete) A neuron that connects to other nerve cells.
    • The cells of the nerve roots (cellules radiculaires, von Gehuchten), could be called rhizoneures, the columnar cells (cellules des cordons), aromeures; commissural cells (cellules des voies courtes) would be zygoneures; long-path cells like those of the pyramidal tract (cellules des voies longues)...1895, Science, volume 2, page 778
    • Zygoneures lie mostly within the cerebro spinal axis, some cells of the sympathetic system offering an exception.1896, New York Medical Journal, volume 63, page 374

Forms of zygoneure

pluralzygoneures

Questions about zygoneure

What does zygoneure mean?
Zygoneure means a neuron that connects to other nerve cells.
What part of speech is zygoneure?
Zygoneure is a noun.
How do you pronounce zygoneure?
Zygoneure is pronounced /ˈzaɪɡənjʊə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of zygoneure?
The plural of zygoneure is zygoneures.

Words near zygoneure in the dictionary

  1. zygomycotan
  2. zygomycotans
  3. zygomycotic
  4. zygon
  5. zygonema
  6. zygoneure
  7. zygoneures
  8. zygoneurous
  9. zygoneury
  10. zygonic
  11. zygons

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